Where does “ruralization” come from?

ruralization (English) comes from English rural, from Old French rural, from Latin rūrālis, from Latin rūs, from Proto-Italic rowos, from Proto-Indo-European Hrewos, from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁- — free space.

ruralization (English): the process of making rural; the change in a...

Definitions

  1. the process of making rural; the change in a...

Ancestry of “ruralization”, step by step

ruralization traces back through two separate lines of ancestry.

via English rural

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1EnglishruralRelating to the countryside or to agriculture; A...
2Old Frenchruralrural
3LatinrūrālisOf or pertaining to the countryside, rural, rustic
4Latinrūscountryside, country, lands, fields
5Proto-Italicrowoscountry, countryside, open land
6Proto-Indo-EuropeanHrewosopen space, field
7Proto-Indo-Europeanrewh₁-free space

via English ization

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Englishization

Words derived from “ruralization

Every word from Proto-Indo-European rewh₁-Every word from Proto-Indo-European HrewosEvery word from Proto-Italic rowos
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